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Some of us are lucky enough to say that we love our jobs, others may not be so excited to get up and go to work every morning. Whichever category that you fall into, there’s probably a few things that make your days a little bit more joyful; things that help make the hours fly by while you’re getting sh*t done. Here are a some of our favorite things that help us get through the days.

SONOS

Music is a must at both of our desks, and we both love our SONOS smart speakers. You can stream all your favorite music with one simple app, and the sound is crystal clear.

Slack

We’ve told you about our love for Slack many, many times. We’ve shared tips and tricks and how to have fun with Slack. Slack is our main hub for team communication. We may not speak to each other every day on the phone, but we “talk” in Slack all day long.

Could we do our jobs without Slack? Probably. Would we have as much fun doing our job without Slack? Nope.

Here’s a screenshot of one of my favorite Slack channels, our Gifs and Jokes channel. It’s a simple way to share a smile during extremely busy days or when one of us needs a laugh.

Planners

Both Nailah and I are #planneraddicts. We’re old school and love our desktop planners! I live and die by my Emily Ley Simplified Planner, while Nailah has a couple of faves that she uses to keep herself super organized. Look how gorgeous they make our desks look!

Tea, And A Cool Mug

Who loves tea? We do! Specifically Oprah’s Chai Tea by Teavana. It’s light with flavors of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom and cloves, and hints of lemongrass and basil. It’s a tea you can sip anytime of the day.

If you hit an afternoon slump, make yourself a Dirty Chai by adding a shot of espresso to your tea for a little caffeine boost!

And you can’t sip tea all day without sipping it out of a cool mug! Nailah prefers to be happy, while I like to show off my love for hashtags.

A new mobile app called Peach is stirring up a lot of excitement in the social media world.

Marketed as a messaging app, Peach allows users to publish messages to friends, as well as friends of friends. Mashable sums up the app as a “mix between Twitter and Slack.”

Like Twitter, users publish a stream of updates. Your latest peach can be a quote of the day or a link to the latest article you read.

Like Slack, this app uses Magic Words, which are commands for a nifty set of features. For instance, type here, and Peach will pin your current location to share with friends. Or type draw, and the app will give you a blank page to scribble and sketch to your heart’s content.

Our personal favorite is song. This magic word identifies the song that you’re listening to, and drops the song’s name into your message box. Sweet!

For a complete list of Magic Words, just type help.

So, as a brand, how can Peach fit into your social media strategy?

The honest answer is that this is still so new, but that’s also why it’s exciting. So, for now, download the app and register the username for your brand. Then, pull your team together and start experimenting with Peach through personal or test accounts.

We’ll follow up in a couple weeks with some of our own ideas. Stay tuned!

This has got to be one of my favorite social media stories EVER! Groupon’s responses to comments about their sale of “Banana Bunkers” was priceless and a huge win in terms of community engagement! http://bit.ly/1G7sheU

I love these tips for how to schedule your day to help you be more succesful and productive: http://bit.ly/1BSaelq

What are people doing on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+? I was surprised by a few of the activities. http://bit.ly/19N6lHW

Our love for Slack continues. Don’t know what Slack is? Well then you are missing out. We’ve significantly (and I mean SIGNIFICANTLY) cut down on emails and can easily track what’s going on with each client without having to dig through a mountain of emails.

But we found that tasks were falling through the cracks because they’d get lost in the middle of conversations we’d have in the Slack channels. Then we realized how easy it is to make a To-Do List.

How To Make A To-Do List In Slack

“Star” any item you’d like on your to-do list (next to the poster’s name/time there is a small star you can click)

Then when you want to see all of your starred items in a list, go to the top of any screen in Slack and click on this button:

And you’ll be able to click to see all of your starred items!

After you’ve completed the task, you simply “un-star” them and they are removed from your To-Do List!

Conclusion: We keep finding more reasons to love Slack and definitely recommend it!